Summary
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Intergenerational
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.3
Letterboxd · 27 K ratings3.7/5
Running time
3 h 19 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +90 min on the typical 109
typical 109199Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2026
March 18, 2026
This year
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
- France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 40 more76 people
- Jean DujardinJean Luchaire
- Nastya Golubeva CaraxCorinne Luchaire
- August DiehlOtto Abetz
- Olivier ChantreauGuy de Voisins
- Anna PróchniakLydia Rogers
- Lucile VignollesSuzanne de Bruyker
- Chloé AstorFrançoise Luchaire
- Vincent ColombeGuy Crouzet
Maria Cavalier-BazanEva
Valeriu AndriuțăLéonide Moguy
François de BrauerPierre Labarrière- MPMeherio PatouxCorinne Luchaire (enfant)
Elina LöwensohnTosia Luchaire
André MarconJulien Luchaire
Philippe TorretonLe procureur
Éric De StaerckeHibbelen
Colette CrouzetMarina
Nicolas LumbrerasJérôme, le comptable
Philippe LévyLouis-Ferdinand Céline
Bogdan ZamfirWolrad- SGSantiago Godoy-GiraldoLorenço
Jochen HägeleObliz
Oliver BigalkeGottschalk
Franz LangDe Wiet
Directing · 5
- Xavier Giannoli Director, Screenplay
- Léo Bourdon Second Assistant Director
- Céline Savoldelli Script Supervisor
- Brieuc Vanderswalm First Assistant Director
- Mélaine Delaunay Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Patrick Godeau Screenplay, Producer
- Jacques Fieschi Screenplay
- Yves Stavrides Screenplay
Production · 18
- Christine de Jekel Executive Producer
- Olivier Delbosc Producer
- Sidonie Dumas Producer
- Nora Chabert Executive Co-Producer
- Michaël Laguens Casting Director
- Cédric Iland Co-Producer
Camera · 7
- Christophe Beaucarne Director of Photography
- Christine Tamalet Still Photographer
- Bertrand Faucounau First Assistant "B" Camera
- Jordan Champion Grip
- Laurent Martin Grip
- Julia Fernández Second Assistant "B" Camera
Sound · 6
- Guillaume Roussel Original Music Composer
- Vincent Maloumian Foley Artist
- David Davister Foley Mixer
- Cyril Moisson Sound
- Solal Coulon Sound Assistant
- Louis Deschamps Boom Operator
Art · 15
- Riton Dupire-Clément Production Design
- Emilie Ferrenq Property Master
- Etienne Rohde Supervising Art Director
- Yann Mauborgne Props
- Gaël Langlais Swing
- Pauline Bouvet Set Decoration Buyer
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Pascaline Chavanne Costume Design
- Milou Sanner Key Hair Stylist
- Avril Carpentier Makeup Artist
- Pauline Chambon Makeup Artist
- Nathalie Chesnais Costume Supervisor
- Audrey Luzeliamua Makeup Trainee
Visual Effects · 1
- Alexandre Massot Visual Effects
Lighting · 3
- Victor Abadia Gaffer
- Antoine Guichard Rigging Grip
- Charles Carpentier Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 3
- Olivier Sa Stunt Coordinator
- Bryan Vigier Stunts
- Théo Lorente Set Runner
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